MassVoter.com← Newton City CouncilNewton City Council · 2018–2019 Council · Regular meeting
May 7, 2018
5 recorded votes, 5 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Alison M. Leary, Maria Scibelli Greenberg, Susan Albright, Jake Auchincloss, Emily Norton, Andrea W. Kelley, James R. Cote, Barbara Brousal-Glaser, Joshua Krintzman, Leonard J. Gentile, Christopher J. Markiewicz, Andreae Downs, Deborah J. Crossley, John B. Rice, Greg Schwartz, Brenda Noel, Rebecca Walker Grossman, Marc C. Laredo, Richard A. Lipof, David A. Kalis, Cheryl Lipof Lappin
Absent: Allan L. Ciccone, Victoria L. Danberg, Lisle Baker
During the meeting:
- Andreae Downs recused from the vote on: #249-18 Approve: Proposed Water, Sewer and Stormwater Rates.
- Christopher J. Markiewicz recused from the vote on: #238-18 Approve: Appointment of Councilor Markiewicz to the Twombly House Fund.
Every vote, in order
Referred to Land Use Committee
#136-18 Approve: Petition to exceed FAR at 2 Terrace Avenue
Approved 20 Yeas, 1 Nay (Councilor Auchincloss), 3 Absent (Councilors Baker, Ciccone & Danberg)
Yes: Albright, Brousal-Glaser, Cote, Crossley, Downs, Gentile, Greenberg, Grossman, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Lappin, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Markiewicz, Noel, Norton, Rice, SchwartzNo: Auchincloss
From the minutes
“Approved 20 Yeas, 1 Nay (Councilor Auchincloss), 3 Absent (Councilors Baker, Ciccone & Danberg).”
Approve 26 items without discussion (#71-18, #210-18, #209-18, #211-18, #212-18, #222-18, ...)
The City Council voted without discussion 21 Yeas, 3 Absent (Councilors Baker, Ciccone & Danberg) to Approve the following items:
One vote on the block of items the council took up without discussion. The items: #71-18 Petition to amend Special Permit #515-61 at JFK Circle; #210-18 Special Permit Petition to amend Special Permit Board Order...; #209-18 Special Permit Petition to exceed FAR at 138 Arnold Road; #211-18 Special Permit Petition to further increase nonconforming FAR at...; #212-18 Petition to amend Board Orders #91-15 and #182-09(2) at 180...; #222-18 Re-Appointment of Aric Parnes to the Biosafety Committee; #221-18 Appointment of Leland Fisher to Jackson Homestead; #224-18 128 Business Council Bus License Amendment 128 BUSINESS COUNCIL...; #225-18 Discussion on crash trends in the city; #37-18 Discussion on how community policing works; #164-18 Discussion on Tactical Readiness; #204-18 Verizon petition for grant of location on Walnut Street; #226-18 National Grid petition for grant of location in Karen Road; #227-18 National Grid Petition for a Grant of Location in Brookside Avenue; #228-18 Mayor’s appointment of Robin Maltz to the Solid Waste Commission; #229-18 Mayor’s appointment of Claudine Ellyin to the Solid Waste Commission; #235-18 Mayor’s appointment of Amy MacKrell to the Design Review Committee; #236-18 Mayor’s appointment of Stephanie K. Gilman to the Design Review...; #230-18 Mayor’s reappointment of Kenneth White to the Designer Selection...; #231-18 Mayor’s reappointment of James Powers to the Designer Selection...; #232-18 Mayor’s reappointment of Benjamin Tucker to the Designer Selection...; #233-18 Mayor’s reappointment of Marc Resnick to the Design Review Committee; #234-18 Mayor’s reappointment of Jonathan Kantar to the Design Review...; #241-18 Appropriate $350,000 from Free Cash to the Rainy Day Stabilization...; #242-18 Rescind Order #178-17A and transfer $75,000 to the Library...; #237-18 Reappointment of James Mnookin to the Investment Advisory Committee.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 21 Yeas, 3 Absent (Councilors Baker, Ciccone & Danberg) to Approve the following items:.”
#249-18 Approve: Proposed Water, Sewer and Stormwater Rates
The City Council voted without discussion 18 Yeas, 2 Nays (Councilors Brousal-Glaser & Cote), 1 Recused (Councilor Downs), 3 Absent (Councilors Baker, Ciccone & Danberg) to Approve the following item:
Yes: Albright, Auchincloss, Crossley, Gentile, Greenberg, Grossman, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Lappin, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Markiewicz, Noel, Norton, Rice, SchwartzNo: Brousal-Glaser, CoteAndreae Downs recused and is left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 18 Yeas, 2 Nays (Councilors Brousal-Glaser & Cote), 1 Recused (Councilor Downs), 3 Absent (Councilors Baker, Ciccone & Danberg) to Approve the following item:.”
Referred to Finance Committee
Suspend the rules to report out items without a written report
A Motion to Suspend the Rules to allow the Chair of the Finance Committee to report out the following item which was taken up earlier in the evening without a written report was Approved by Voice Vote.
The Actions record this as a voice vote with no count, so MassVoter shows the result only.
From the minutes
“A Motion to Suspend the Rules to allow the Chair of the Finance Committee to report out the following item which was taken up earlier in the evening without a written report was Approved by Voice Vote..”
#238-18 Approve: Appointment of Councilor Markiewicz to the Twombly House Fund
The City Council voted without discussion 20 Yeas, 1 Recused (Councilor Markiewicz), 3 Absent (Councilors Baker, Ciccone & Danberg) to Approve the following item:
Yes: Albright, Auchincloss, Brousal-Glaser, Cote, Crossley, Downs, Gentile, Greenberg, Grossman, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Lappin, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Noel, Norton, Rice, SchwartzChristopher J. Markiewicz recused and is left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 20 Yeas, 1 Recused (Councilor Markiewicz), 3 Absent (Councilors Baker, Ciccone & Danberg) to Approve the following item:.”
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